Hong Kong, Nov. 4 -- China Eastern Airlines (CEA) has reported net profit of 3.5 billion yuan (US$496 million) for the three months to September 30 2025, up 34.4% from net profit of 2.6 billion yuan in the prior year. Read More Revenue rose 3.1% to 39.6 billion yuan, CEA said in a regulatory filing. The airline was also profitable for the nine months to September 30, posting a net profit of 2.1 billion yuan for the period, compared with a 138 million yuan loss in the same nine months in 2024. The SkyTeam alliance member said its bottom line was buoyed by efforts to strengthen its Shanghai hub through a "tri-flight" strategy, which involved flying farther, flying global and flying to emerging markets, as well as measures to control costs. "B...